[section a]
1.a 材料略?
a) registering for courses. c) buying a new computer.
b) getting directions. d) studying sociology.
[分析］显然，关键词是deadline（ 最终期限）和course（课程）,选课的截止日期是后天，但他还没有决定选那一门课．答案为a.
2.d 材料略?
a) the man will probably have to find a roommate.
b) the man is unlikely to live in the suburbs.
c) the man will probably have to buy a car.
d) the man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires.
[分析］从对话中可知，300元的房子很难找，更何况200元的房子？答案为d.
3.b 材料略?
a) painting a picture. c) designing a studio.
b) hosting a program d) taking a photograph.
[分析］从对话中可知，prof.brown 应邀去作嘉宾，自然，那女人是节目主持人．答案Ｂ．
4.c 材料略?
a) the woman doesn't think it a problem to get her passport renewed.
b) the woman has difficulty renewing her passport.
c) the woman hasn't renewed her passport yet.
d) the woman's passport is still valid.?
[分析］＂更新密码时碰到什么问题？＂＂我还没有开始呢．＂答案Ｃ．
5.b 材料略?
a) a prediction of the future of mankind.
b) a new drug that may benefit mankind.
c) an opportunity for a good job.
d) an unsuccessful experiment.
[分析］中心词是medicine,答案Ｂ．(drug,药）
6.a 材料略?
a) a lesson requires students' active involvement.
b) students usually take an active part in a lecture.
c) more knowledge is covered in a lecture.
d) there is a larger group of people interested in lessons.?
[分析］两人讨论的是lesson和lecture的区别，注意细节but the main difference is that you participate in a lesson whereas you just listen to a lecture，可知，lesson 中你参与，而lecture中则不然．whereas 然而, 反之.答案Ａ．
7.b 材料略?
a) neither of their watches keeps good time.
b) the woman's watch stopped 3 hours ago.
c) the man's watch goes too fast.
d) it's too dark for the woman to read her watch.?
[分析］从对话中可知，那个男人的表停了3个小时，因为他４点时说天黑了，而实际上是７点了．答案Ｂ．
8.d 材料略?
a) she's proud of being able to do many things at the same time.
b) she is sure to finish all the things in a few hours.
c) she dreams of becoming a millionaire someday.
d) she's been kept extremely busy.?
[分析］overwhelmed压制的，答案Ｄ．
9.c 材料略?
a) he wants his students to be on time for class.
b) he doesn't allow his students to tell jokes in class.
c) he is always punctual for his class.
d) he rarely notices which students are late.
[分析］从＂i hope professor clark doesn't start on time today.＂＂are you kidding? ＂可知prof.clark一直是非常准时的．
10.b 材料略?
a) he is nervous about the exam.
b) he is looking for a job.
c) he doesn't dare to tell lies.
d) he doesn't know how to answer the questions.
[分析］关键词是interview, 面试．答案Ｂ．
[section b, passage one]
11.c q:why did jane want to go back to work?
a) she was bored with her idle life at home.
b) she was offered a good job by her neighbour.
c) she wanted to help with the family's finances.
d) her family would like to see her more involved in social life.
[分析］she felt that she should contribute to the household finances.这是原句，很明显地表明Ｃ项．
12.a q:how did jane spend her days before she went back to work?
a) doing housework.
b) looking after her neighbour's children.
c) reading papers and watching tv.
d) taking good care of her husband.
[分析］明显为a.
13.a q:what problem arose when jane went back to work?
a) jane got angry at bill's idle life.
b) bill failed to adapt to the new situation.
c) bill blamed jane for neglecting the family.
d) the children were not taken good care of.
[分析］问题在她的丈夫身上，原句but bill feels that everything should be the same as it was before jane went back to work.其丈夫要求她同以前一样做家务，而她也想下班后休息一下．答案Ａ．
14.c q:what does the story try to tell us?
a) neighbours should help each other.
b) women should have their own careers.
c) man and wife should share household duties.
d) parents should take good care of their children.
[分析］从上面三题可知本题应选Ｃ．
[section b, passage two]
15.b q:what is the purpose of the programme mentioned in this passage?
a) to predict natural disasters that can cause vast destruction.
b) to limit the destruction that natural disasters may cause.
c) to gain financial support from the united nations.
d) to propose measures to hold back natural disasters.
[分析］首句the decade for natural disaster reduction is a programme designed to reduce the impact of natural disasters throughout the world.即表明该计划的目的．
16.c q:what can we learn from the northern california earthquake in 1989?
a) there is still a long way to go before man can control natural disasters.
b) international cooperation can minimize the destructive force of natural disasters.
c) technology can help reduce the damage natural disasters may cause.
d) scientists can successfully predict earthquakes.
[分析］原句the comparatively mild-effects of the northern california earthquake in 1989, are good evidence that we do have the technology to prevent vast destruction.表明的意思正是Ｃ项．
17.d q:why did the highway in northern california collapse?
a) there were fatal mistakes in its design.
b) the builder didn't observe the building codes of the time.
c) the traffic load went beyond its capacity.
d) it was built according to less strict earthquake-resistance standards.
[分析］原句the highway was not built according to today's stricter standards to resist earthquakes.表明这条高速公路建立时没有依据严格的防震措施。答案Ｄ．
18.d q:how do people make decisions about risky situations?
a) by judging to what extent they can eliminate the risks.
b) by estimating the possible loss of lives and property.
c) by estimating the frequency of volcanic eruptions.
d) by judging the possible risks against the likely benefits.
[分析］原句for them, the economic benefit they reap surpasses the risk of dying or losing property in one of volcanoes frequent eruptions.表明他们权衡利弊，作出决定．答案d.
19.c q:what do we know about mount etna from the passage?
a) once of etna's recent eruptions made many people move away.
b) etna's frequent eruptions have ruined most of the local farmland.
c) etna's eruptions are frequent but usually mild.
d) there are signs that etna will erupt again in the near future.
[分析］原句let's take mount etna for example, it does erupt frequently, but thousands of the eruptions are usually minor, so the overall risk for people living people nearby is relatively small.显然选Ｃ．
20.a q:what will people living near mount etna do in the face of its eruptions?
a) they will remain where they are.
b) they will leave this area for ever.
c) they will turn to experts for advice.
d) they will seek shelter in nearby regions.
[分析］由19题可知，火山时有爆发，但危险很小，人们会安于现状．文章最后只是一种设想，不应作为答题的依据．
21.a 21.farming emerged as a survival strategy because man had been obliged
a) to give up his former way of life
b) to leave the coastal areas
c) to follow the ever-shifting vegetation
d)to abandon his original settlement?
22.d 22.earth scientists have come to understand that climate.
a) is going through a fundamental change
b) has been getting warmer for 10,000 years
c) will eventually change from hot to cold
d)has gone through periodical changes?
23.c 23.scientists belleve that human evolution .
a) has seldom been accompanied by climatic changes
b) has exerted little influence on climatic changes
c) has largely been effected by climatic changes
d)has had a major impact on climatic changes
24.c 24.evidence of past climatic changes indicates that .
a) human activities have accelerated changes of earth's environment
b) earth's environment will remain mild despite human interference
c) earth's climate is bound to change significantly in the future
d) earth's climate is unlikely to undergo substantial changes in the future
25.d 25.the message the author wishes to convey in the passage is that .
a) human civilization remains glorious though it is affected by climatic changes?
b) mankind is virtually helpless in the face of the dramatic changes of climate
c) man has to limit his activities to slow down the global warming process
d) human civilization will continue to develop in spite of the changes of nature
26.c 26.in the eyes of the author,an odd phenomenon nowadays is that .?
a)the duchess of windsor is regarded as a woman of virtue
b)looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune
c)being thin is viewed as a much desired dquality
d)religious people are not necessarily virtuous
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27.a 27.swept by the prevailing trend,the author.
a) had to go on a diet for the greater part of her life
b) could still prevent herself from going off the track
c) had to seek help from rich distant relatives
d) had to wear highly fashionable clothes
28.b 28.in human history,people's views on body weight.
a) were closely related to their religious beliefs
b) changed from time to time
c) varied between the poor and the rich
d) led to different moral standards?
29.b 29.the author criticizes women's obsession with thinness.
a) from an economic and educational perspective
b) from sociological and medical points of view
c) from a historical and religious standpoint
d) in the light of moral principles
30.b 30.what's the author's advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?
a) they should be more concerned with their overall lifestyle.
b) they should e more watchful for fatal diseases.
c) they should gain weight to look healthy.
d) they should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes.
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31.b 31.human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior in that ____.
a)it threatens the existing social systems
b)it is influenced by society
c)it has roots in religious conflicts
d)it is directed against institutions of law?
32.a 32.the function of legal systems,according to the passage,is .
a)to control violence within a society
b)to protect the world fromchaos
c)to free society from the idea of revenge
d)to give the government absolute power
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33.d 33.what does the author mean by saying "... in legal systems,the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused"(lines 5-6,para.2)??
a)legal systems greatly reduce the possibilities of physical violence.
b)offenses against individuals are no longer judged on a personal basis.
c)victims of violence find it more difficult to take revenge.
d)punishment is not carried out directly by the individuals involved.?
34.a 34.the word "allegiance"(line 5,para. 3) is closest in meaning to ____
a)loyalty c)survival
b)objective d)motive?
35.d 35.what can we learn from the last paragraph?
a)governments tend to abuse their supreme power in times of war.
b)in times of war governments may extend their power across national borders.
c)in times of war governments impose high religious and ethical standards on their people
d)governments may sacrifice individuals in the interests of the state in times of war.
36.b 36.according to the first paragraph,researchers unfamiliar with the target cultures are inclined to .
a)be overcautious in constructing meaningful measures
b)view them from their own cultural perspective
c)guard against interference from their own culture
d)accept readily what is alien to their own culture?